《Spoken Lao Book One》

PART ONE1

1GETTING AROUND3

Section A－Useful Words and Phrases3

1．Useful Words and Phrases (Set 1)4

2．Hints on Pronunciation9

3．Check Yourself12

Section B－Useful Words and Phrases (Cont．)13

1．Useful Words and Phrases (Sect 2)13

2．Hints on Pronunciation20

3．Check Yourself23

Section C－Word Study24

1．Covering the English (Individual Study)24

2．Word Study (Individual Study)24

3．What Would You Say？(Individual Study)27

Section D－Listening In31

1．What Did You Say？31

2．Listening In (Group Study)31

Section E－Review34

1．Covering the Lao (Individual Study)34

2．Vocabulary Check - up (Group Study)35

3．Counting in Lao35

Section F－Conversation35

Finder List36

2BUYING THINGS41

Section A－Basic Sentences41

1．Basic Sentences41

2．Hints on Pronunciation48

3．Check Yourself54

Section B－Word Study54

1．Word Study (Individual Study)54

2．Covering the English and Lao of Word Study (Individual Study)62

3．Review of Basic Sentences62

Section C－Review of Basic Sentences62

1．Review of Basic Sentences (Cont．)62

2．What Would You Say？62

Section D－Listening In68

1．What Did You Say？68

2．Word Study Check-Up68

3．Listening In68

Section E－Conversation70

1．Covering the Leo of Basic Sentences70

2．Vocabulary Check-Up71

3．Conversation71

Section F－Conversation (Cont．)72

1．Conversation (Cont．)72

2．Questions and Answers72

Finder List74

3Meeting People77

Section A－Basic Sentences77

1．Basic Sentences77

2．Hints on Pronunciation85

3．Check Yourself88

Section B－Words Study88

1．Word Study (Individual Study)88

2．Covering the English and Lao of Word Study93

3．Review of Basic Sentences94

Section C－Review of Basic Sentences94

1．Review of Basic Sentences (Cont．)94

2．Covering the English of Basic Sentences94

3．What Would You Say？(Individual Study)94

Section D－Listening In100

1．What Did You Say？100

2．Word Study Check-Up100

3．Listening In100

Section E－Conversation104

1．Covering the Lao of Basic Sentences (Individual Study)104

2．Vocabulary Check-Up104

3．Conversation104

Section F－Conversation (Cont．)105

1．Conversation (Cont．)105

2．Questions and Answers105

Finder List107

4FAMILY AND FRIENDS111

Section A－Basic Sentences111

1．Basic Sentences111

2．Hints on Pronunciation120

3．Check Yourself122

Section B－Word Study122

1．Word Study (Individual Study)122

2．Covering the English and Lao of Word Study128

3．Review of Basic Sentences129

Section C－Review of Basic Sentences129

1．Review of Basic Sentences (Cont．)129

2．Covering of Basic Sentences (Cont．)129

3．What Would You Say？129

Section D－Listening In134

1．What Did You Say？134

2．Word Study Check-Up134

3．Listening In134

Section E－Conversation137

1．Covering the Lao of Basic Sentences137

2．Vocabulary Check-Up137

3．Conversation138

Section F－Conversation (Cont．)139

1．Conversation (Cont．)139

2．Questions and Answers139

Finder List141

5WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING？145

Section A－Basic Sentences145

1．Basic Sentences145

2．Hints on Pronunciation152

Section B－Word Study157

1．Word Study157

2．Covering the English and Lao of Word Study160

3．Review of Basic Sentences160

Section C－Review of Basic Sentences160

1．Review of Basic Sentences (Cont．)160

2．Covering the English of Basic Sentences160

3．What Would You Say？161

Section D－Listening In166

1．What Did You Say？166

2．Word Study Check-Up166

3．Listening In166

Section E－Conversation169

1．Covering the Lao of Basic Sentences169

2．Vocabulary Check-Up169

3．Conversation170

Section F－Conversation (Cont．)170

1．Conversation (Cont．)170

2．Questions and Answers170

Finder List173

6REVIEW175

Section A－Word Review175

Section B－How Would You Say It？180

Section C－How Did You Say It？181

Section D－Conversation182

Section E－Listening In (Questions)183

Section F－True-False Test185

PART TWO187

1How DO YOU LIKE THE WEATHER？189

Section A－Basic Sentences189

1．Basic Sentences189

2．Hints on Pronunciation197

Section B－Word Study199

1．Word Study199

2．Covering the English and Lao of Word Study205

3．Review of Basic Sentences205

Section C－Review of Basic Sentences205

1．Review of Basic Sentences (Cont．)205

2．Covering the English Sentences (Cont．)205

3．What Would You Say？205

Section D－Listening In212

1．What Did You Say？212

2．Word Study Check-Up212

3．Listening In212

Section E－Conversation215

1．Covering the Lao of Basic Sentences215

2．Vocabulary Check-Up215

3．Conversation215

Section F－Conversation (Cont．)216

1．Conversation (Cont．)216

2．Questions and Answers216

Finder List217

2GETTING A ROOM IN A HOTEL221

Section A－Basic Sentences221

1．Basic Sentences221

2．Hints on Pronunciation229

Section B－Word Study232

1．Word Study (Individual Study)232

2．Covering the English and Lao of Word Study238

3．Review of Basic Sentences238

Section C－Review of Basic Sentences238

1．Review of Basic Sentences (Cont．)238

2．Covering the English of Basic Sentences (Individual Study)238

3．What Would You Say？ (Individual Study)239

Section D－Listening In245

1．What Did You Say？245

2．Word Study Check-Up245

3．Listening In245

Section E－Conversation248

1．Covering the Lao of Basic Sentences (Individual Study)248

2．Vocabulary Check-Up248

3．Conversation248

Section F－Conversation (Cont．)250

1．Conversation (Cont．)250

2．Questions and Answers250

Finder List253

3．GETTING DRESSED257

Section A－Basic Sentences257

1．Basic Sentences257

2．Hints on Pronunciation266

Section B－Word Study268

1．Word Study (Individual Study)268

2．Covering the English and Lao of Word Study (Individual Study)273

3．Review of Basic Sentences274

Section C－Review of Basic Sentences274

1．Review of Basic Sentences (Cont．)274

2．Covering the English of Basic Sentences (Individual Study)274

3．What Would You Say？(Individual Study)274

Section D－Listening In280

1．What Did You Say？280

2．Word Study Check-Up280

3．Listening In280

Section E－Conversation284

1．Covering the Lao of Basic Sentences (Individual Study)284

2．Vocabulary Check-Up284

3．Conversation284

Section F－Conversation (Cont．)285

1．Conversation (Cont．)285

2．Questions and Answers285

Finder List287

4LET＇S GO EAT291

Section A－Basic Sentences291

1．Basic Sentences291

2．Hints on Pronunciation301

Section B－Word Study302

1．Word Study (Individual Study)302

2．Covering the English and Lao of Word Study (Individual Study)307

3．Review of Basic Sentences307

Section C－Review of Basic Sentences307

1．Review of Basic Sentences (Cont．)307

2．Covering the English of Basic Sentences (Individual Study)307

3．What Would You Say？(Individual Study)307

Section D－Listening In314

1．What Did You Say？314

2．Word Study Check-Up314

3．Listening In314

Section E－Conversation317

1．Covering the Lao of Basic Sentences (Individual Study)317

2．Vocabulary Check-Up317

3．Conversation317

Finder List318

5A SHOPPING TRIP323

Section A－Basic Sentences323

1．Basic Sentences323

2．Hints on Pronunciation331

Section B－Word Study334

1．Word Study334

2．Covering the English and Lao of Word Study (Individual Study)338

3．Review of Basic Sentences338

Section C－Review of Basic Sentences338

1．Review of Basic Sentences (Cont．)338

2．Covering the English of Basic Sentences (Individual Study)338

3．What Would You Say？(Individual Study)338

Section D－Listening In344

1．What Did You Say？344

2．Word Study Check-Up345

3．Listening In345

Section E－Conversation348

1．Covering the Lao of Basic Sentences (Individual Study)348

2．Vocabulary Check-Up348

3．Conversation348

Finder List348

6REVIEW353

Section A－Word Review353

Section B－How Would You Say It？355

Section C－How Did You Say It？357

Section D－Conversation Review357

Section E－Listening In (Questions)358

Section F－True-False Test360

APPENDIX361

Tonal Pattern for Luang Prabang Dialect of Lao361

CORRIGENDA363